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Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea, administered by Tokyo. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of the Izu archipelago. Aogashima Village covers the island of Aogashima, this is the least populous municipality in the whole of Japan. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the town has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo.
It is uncertain when human settlement first began on Aogashima, but the island was known to be inhabited in the early Edo period. The last known volcanic eruption of Aogashima in the late 18th century killed many villagers and forced the entire population to evacuate from the island. It took them almost fifty years to return to the island.
Aogashima is a complex Quaternary volcanic island 3.5 km in length with a maximum width of 2.5 km, formed by the overlapping remnants of at least four submarine calderas. The island is surrounded by very steep rugged cliffs of layered volcanic deposits.
A composite volcano, Aogashima consists of the rims of the inner and outer craters. Otonbu, the peak of the rim of the outer crater at a height of 432 meters above sea level, is also the highest spot in the island. It commands a panoramic view of the entire volcano in the Pacific Ocean.
Fishing and subsidence agriculture are the mainstays of the economy of Aogashima, with small number of tourists and sports fishermen providing seasonal income. Aogashima is a subtropic paradise with a mild, humid climate under the influence of the Kuroshio warm current, and home for many different wild birds.
Due to its lack of natural harbors and strong currents, Aogashima has always been difficult of access. The wharf at the island’s only port, Sanbō, can handle small ships of up to 500 tons, and is unusable during time of high waves and inclement weather.
Because Aogashima has a small population, there is one school that is available to elementary and the junior high school students.
There are many volcanic blowholes in the island. Villagers make salt by heating seawater from the Kuroshio current using steam from such blowholes. This calcium-rich salt is a popular souvenir.
(Source: osillatewildly)
